I live in my army boots. I've been wearing the same style since 2010 and can't envisage a life without them. (French Rangers in case you were wondering...) But every now and then, I'll be led down the road of temptation, and will cobble together lists of the shoes I'll take in when I can… Continue reading Shopping In The Dark : Dolls Kill (Black Boots Special)
The dark poetry that will stem from seeing this sculpture by Paulo Grassino excites my blood.
Working so much with photography myself, it's easy to fall into the trap of predominantly featuring photographs throughout this series. I don't like the idea of neglecting other art forms, so will be focusing harder on diversifying my hunt for dark art across all mediums. Today I rediscovered my love for paint through the frightful… Continue reading 365 Days Of Dark Art : 297 / Nicola Samori
It's been too long a while since I've listened to the excellent Swedish one man black metal project Panphage, but this afternoon I'm all over Landrensning, a track taken from the upcoming album Drengskapr, due for release by Nordvis on November 18th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZKlhRyIJUw
Thanks to Haute Macabre for introducing me to the unholy work of Aaron Horkey. I'm all a fluster for his poster homage to The Witch movie. https://www.instagram.com/p/BL6TWCSgSjX/?taken-by=aaronhorkey&hl=en
The third Wardruna album Runaljod (Ragnarok) has come ashore, and is available for your listening pleasure now, both digitally and in physical format! I streamed the whole album on Spotify yesterday, and found myself on the verge of tears multiple times. Wardruna have played an incomparably valuable role in my musical evolution, and I've been… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Wardruna
It was incredibly difficult to select just one image to share by photographer Sarah England. Her eclectic portfolio holds many beautiful secrets which are well worth your time to source out.
Mr Finch Carlos Santos Valdas Bagdonas
I've been on a Bathory binge of late, and I can see it continuing for some time to come. I've honestly lost count of the amount of times I've pressed repeat for The Lake. I'm addicted to the shivers it sends down my spine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCUx5WKIZ1E
There's nothing better than sitting down with a cup of tea and the task of finding a new artist to share. Today's uncovering was Amy Guidry, a surrealist painter whose work is powerful, distinctive and impossible to forget.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 